LGBT advocacy groups issue joint statement denoucing shooting at FRC

In a joint statement, the leaders of more than two dozen national and regional LGBT advocacy groups denounced the Wednesday morning shooting that occurred in the lobby of the headquarters of the Family Research Council, one of the nation’s leading anti-gay organizations.

“We were saddened to hear news of the shooting this morning at the offices of the Family Research Council. Our hearts go out to the shooting victim, his family, and his co-workers,” read the statement.

“The motivation and circumstances behind today’s tragedy are still unknown, but regardless of what emerges as the reason for this shooting, we utterly reject and condemn such violence. We wish for a swift and complete recovery for the victim of this terrible incident.”